Foot size changes as one ages. Shoe size and fit change from one style to another even with the same brand. Colors in catalogs don’t look the same as In Real Life. You can’t bend the shoes to see how they flex IRL.
Hey, aren’t you the one who was asking which dressing gown was more attractive? Did you buy it? How’s it fit? How does the fabric hang? You did check to be sure that the seams all matched when you got it, right?
Well, I’ve decided to wait until I can get in person in the UK. They really get you with the exchange rate.
I got my first dose on Saturday. (I have diabetes and am a teacher in a school that is opening later this month.) I traveled about eighty miles and three counties to get it (but did not leave the state). We have several large sites spread out around the state, available to anyone regardless of geography, so there was no ethical issue there.
It was quite a scene. Huge tents were set up in a university parking lot. People all over the place, both workers and vaccinees. But very well organized! Impressively well organized, in fact.
So far I only have a slightly sore arm, which I can live with. Back for Part 2 at the end of March.
I have seldom bought two pairs of shoes in a row that had the same size - mostly from their fit. I did buy jeans online by buying the exact make and size I had already. But any shoes I own are already discontinued.
So, too much of a hassle. If I actually ever went anywhere it would be more important.
I’m vaccinated!
Fully vaccinated. J&J vaccine on Sunday. No symptoms all day Sunday. Some muscle stiffness when I woke up in the middle of the night Sunday/Monday. Better Monday, but a little fatigued. I probably could have pulled myself together and gone to work with some strong coffee, but I had already arranged to have the day off just in case, so I lazed around the house for the morning. In the afternoon, I got some stuff done-- laundry, carpet cleaning, dishes, cleaned the fish tanks.
I walked the dog, but other than that, did not go anywhere-- did not drive, again, “just in case.” But I was fine.
Except for one odd thing: I was thirsty all day. I was pretty much on all liquids. I had a meal shake, and some clear protein drinks leftover from when I had surgery a couple of years ago. Dug 'em out of the back of the closet. Otherwise, I had milk, juice, sports drinks, diet root beer. But except for a yogurt and half a bowl of soup, no food. Just wasn’t hungry for it.
Have no idea whether the thirst had anything to do with the shot or not.
I had the first AZ shot yesterday. Had a mild fever over night, and felt generally achy, but I’m fine now. Slightly stiff left arm which is hardly surprising - the needle seemed much longer than for my standard flu jab.
Very efficient system, I was in and out in ten minutes. They asked me to wait in my own car for 15 minutes before I drove off, as they had limited seating for people to wait after their shots. This was at my local health clinic. Everyone was in a very jolly mood.
We’ve been trying for weeks to get an appointment, with my wife calling throughout the day. we even got a tip on a sure-fire -couldn’t-miss route to getting an appointment, which didn’t net us anything.
Then yesterday I learned about another number I could call, so I did at lunchtime. Instantly got through. Was able to set up and appointment for the afternoon for both of us. Called wife, ran home, Got in the car and drove into Boston. Actually found a parking spot (!!), waited outside and got waved in early. We get to go back in three weeks for the second dose.
What’s bizarre is that my wife knew about that number, and had been calling it. She got put on hold for three hours at one point. I called and got through right away. Another case of the [CalMeacham] effect in action. She says it’s the sexiest gift I got her this year.
scoring a parking spot is a major miracle, as well as getting your first shot!
Seriously! I hope you bought some lottery tickets on the way home!
Got my 2nd shot, feeling a little foggy today, lightheaded. After some initial soreness at injection site my arm feels fine. I took the day off, was encouraged to by management so I did.
I can hardly believe it!
Even better – when I got home I found that my mother had sent us a couple. We didn’t even have to buy them!
Don’t know if we’ve won anything yet…
calmeacham and the series of fortunate incidences!
Do let us know! These are some weird coincidences…
Wow.
I got an email from the practice my PCP works for saying my state had just opened the vaccines up to 50-55 yr olds. So I Googled “COVID vaccine Indiana,” went to a website where I filled in a little info, and got a list of counties. Clicked on my county, and got a list of locations. Picked one (the nearest), clicked on it, and there was a pop-up saying it was six minutes until there would be an opening to register. So I put on the TV, sat by the computer, and waited.
In six minutes, a list of available times popped up. The earliest one was in a couple of days. I picked it, and by the time I’d filled out everything, I got informed that this time was no longer available, and got bumped back to the “there are 6 minutes until registration.” The next time I didn’t pick the very first one open. There were time slots every 20 minutes, so I picked the second or third earliest, and that one was still open when I got through everything.
Total time to register was about 20 minutes.
I registered on either Thursday or Friday for a shot on Sunday.
I envy you.
As a Boston Globe story five days pointed out, Massachusetts had a plan in place for distributing vaccines for twenty years, but our present governor tossed that out and turned the distribution over to a private company just set up to deal with this. It’s a massive screw-up, as evidenced by the fact that it’s almost impossible to schedule an appointment online. In fact, it’s almost impossible to schedule a session to arrange an appointment. Hence all the passing back and forth of information about where to apply and of secret telephone numbers to call.
The Boston Globe story is, unfortunately, paywalled.
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5 days ago — Massachusetts spent 20 years refining its own mass vaccination plan. … Days later, CIC Health, a newly formed company working with the state on … Center • Due to provider reporting of administration data and data processing, data … Fully vaccinated people can gather privately without masks, CDC says.
First Shot Today! I’m a grocery store worker in KY. My parents (age 70+) got their second shots last week.
I am very happy we live close to a mass vaccination site, and the biggest headache this afternoon was getting in and out of the parking lot.
(I got super lucky–I barely stood in line at all, mostly walked briskly down a long tunnel of tents before showing my ID, and getting into the system. People arriving twenty minutes later filled the tent tunnel.)
My husband just walked in the door after having had his second shot - Moderna. He says he didn’t even feel it go in, but now he’s getting a warm knot at the injection site. He just went in to take a nap.
He said he spoke with the supervisor at the vaccination site, telling her that New York just announced they’ll lower the vaccination minimum age to 60, starting tomorrow. She said that if New York is doing that, it’s a sure thing that California will soon follow suit. And that they will probably have the J&J vaccine on hand. Yay! That means I’ll only have to get one jab. May it be soon.
I got the second Moderna shot yesterday. I had a very sore arm, muscle aches, fever, headache, and some chills in the evening. I also slept for about 12 hours. I had zero appetite and only ate soup and applesauce. Today has gotten much better as the day has progressed. I’m still dragging, but am otherwise pretty much back to normal. I’m so glad it’s done.
I got my first Moderna shot on 2/28, not so much as a sore shoulder afterwards. Second shot’s on 3/28, that’s the one that’s supposed to clobber you.
I was eligible because I’m over 65. In Maryland, everyone 16-64 who doesn’t have some pretty serious co-morbidities is in one huge final group. My wife’s in her late 50s and has always had health issues, but not enough to get her out of the final group, so no telling when she’ll get her shot. Weird that there’s no further age breakdown; way more Covid deaths among 55-64 year olds than among the entire 0-54 age group.
Hmm. Indiana already opened up a while ago to some high risk people, but not all-- very high risk, as opposed to just “high risk.” I think all high risk people are eligible now, though.
I’m 54. Indiana had not expected to open to people under 60 until May, but that was before we got the J&J vaccine. As soon as huge doses of that arrived, we immediately opened to 55-60, and either one or two weeks later (I forget which), 50-55. I got an email, and very soon was signed up.
I don’t know why it is that Indiana has such an abundance of the J&J shot; perhaps it’s because our governor agreed to use them. Maybe some governors wanted everyone in their state to have two-shot vaccines, believing they offered better protection.
I wonder if, when Indiana reaches herd immunity way before other states, if that won’t encourage other people to use the J&J shot.